2 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/documents/Break.java b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/documents/Break.java
index 9076d21..0764221 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/documents/Break.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/documents/Break.java
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ package org.zwobble.mammoth.internal.documents;
 public class Break implements DocumentElement {
     public enum Type {
         LINE,
-        PAGE
+        PAGE,
+        COLUMN
     }
 
     public static final Break LINE_BREAK = new Break(Type.LINE);
     public static final Break PAGE_BREAK = new Break(Type.PAGE);
+    public static final Break COLUMN_BREAK = new Break(Type.COLUMN);
 
     private final Type type;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/BodyXmlReader.java b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/BodyXmlReader.java
index 89d739a..ec82930 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/BodyXmlReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/mammoth/internal/docx/BodyXmlReader.java
@@ -242,12 +242,15 @@ public class BodyXmlReader {
 
     private ReadResult readBreak(XmlElement element) {
         String breakType = element.getAttributeOrNone("w:type").orElse("textWrapping");
-        if (breakType.equals("textWrapping")) {
-            return success(Break.LINE_BREAK);
-        } else if (breakType.equals("page")) {
-            return success(Break.PAGE_BREAK);
-        } else {
-            return ReadResult.emptyWithWarning("Unsupported break type: " + breakType);
+        switch (breakType) {
+            case "textWrapping":
+                return success(Break.LINE_BREAK);
+            case "page":
+                return success(Break.PAGE_BREAK);
+            case "column":
+                return success(Break.COLUMN_BREAK);
+            default:
+                return ReadResult.emptyWithWarning("Unsupported break type: " + breakType);
         }
     }